Willi Galloway, Master Gardener, award winning radio spokesperson, author and blogger, will be at the Tumwater Timberland Library at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 21 to talk about her new book. “Grow Cook Eat: a Food Lover’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening, including 50 Recipes, Plus Harvesting and Storage Tips.” Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event, which is sponsored by the Friends of the Tumwater Timberland Library.
The book takes you from sinking a seed into the soil to sitting down to a healthy, delicious meal prepared with vegetables harvested from your kitchen garden. It offers planting and growing advice and specific instructions for harvesting and storing all the edible parts of the plant, including uncommon but delicious extras like pea shoots and arugula blossoms. Each guide concludes with a simple recipe that celebrates the flavor of fresh food.
“Eat these recipes and you’ll find them delicious, but the real flavor here comes from the story, and the satisfaction of eating what you grow.” —Dan Barber, executive chef and co-owner of New York’s Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns.
Galloway writes about kitchen gardening and seasonal cooking on her blog at www.DigginFood.com and pens the weekly column “The Gardener” on Apartment Therapy’s Re-Nest blog. Each Tuesday morning, she offers vegetable gardening advice on KUOW Seattle’s call-in show, Greendays.
Galloway began her career at Organic Gardening magazine, where she worked her way up to West Coast Editor. She moved to Seattle in 2003 and became an active participant in the urban agriculture movement, earning her Master Gardener certification in 2004 and serving for six years on the board of directors of Seattle Tilth—a nationally recognized nonprofit that teaches people to cultivate a healthy urban environment and community by growing organic food. She now lives in Portland, Oregon. Her garden has been featured in Sunset magazine.
The Tumwater Timberland Library is located at 7023 New Market Street, Tumwater. For more information, contact the library at (360) 943-7790 or go to www.TRL.org.
